Ben Simon

The bad: One Battle After Another 70mm screening tonight broke

The good: get to see it tonight in digital and then see it for free on Saturday in 70mm

The Long Walk: an anti-war film that doesn’t glorify war

Had to fit in a top 4 this week

A group of very visually interesting pictures

Wall-to-wall entertainment

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DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!

Brennan's announcement

Seeing it again on Sunday

Superman Was Always an Immigrant Conservative media is scandalized by James Gunn’s Superman, which speaks to our current political reality in unexpectedly vivid ways.

Superman is political? Wow. You’re telling me now for the first time. www.vulture.com/article/why-...

Speaking my truth

Pretty much what the quote states, issues with his team interviews. Again, no real mocks I’m seeing or any other buzz tells me he’s lower than QB3 still, and still a first rounder

There’s some quote going around and discussions over his character. I’ve not seen him drop lower than QB3, and rarely is he not QB2. He’ll be first round

a woman with a stethoscope sits on the floor with a small dog ALT: a woman with a stethoscope sits on the floor with a small dog

Going to an urgent care, I finna be in The Pitt

I’m going to come out and say it. I support Mark S rights. But more importantly, I support Mark S’ wrongs too. Justice for my boy innie Mark.

Instead of the Oscars, enjoy my personal awards for the films of 2024

Updating this to say that I’d give documentary to No Other Land and Live Action short to I’m Not a Robot

It’ll be Saldana winning on Sunday. Wish any of the women from my personal ballot were nominated

They gave us some good options this year, supporting actress being the only category I don’t feel passionate about any nominees

Also here’s how I’d fill out the ranked choice for picture

Happy Oscar weekend! Still missing two of the docs and the live action shorts, but hopefully the timing this weekend will work out to see them before the ceremony

Anyway, because I’m a nerd and have a spreadsheet for it -
This Oscar’s best picture lineup is the 31st best according to IMDB and 17th best according to Letterboxd.

Personal hopes for Oscar noms in the morning:

Sebastian Stan (either, but prefer A Different Man)
Challengers anywhere
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
A Real Pain in picture
Kneecap in international
Me in animated short

Feel like these are in the realm of possibility

My #3 on the year